Closure for bottles and jars



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CLOSURE FOR BOTTLES AND JARS (Filed De. 23, 1927 Fo'g. 1

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Patented Mar. 25, 1930 UNITED STATES PATlazN'r* OFFICE,

ERNST .'IOHANNSSEN, or HAMBURG, GERMANY, AssIGNOR To soHArEn a FIEDEL-MEIER, or HAMBURG, GERMANY, A CORPORATION OFGEBMALNY CLOSURE FOR BOTTLESAND JARS Application led December 23, 1927, Serial No. 242,177, and inGermany March 4, 1927.

My invention relates to improvements in closures for bottles and jars,androne of the I. objects of the improvements is to provide a aeratedliquids when filling the same into the bottle or jar is prevented.Further, an object of the improvements is to provide a closure in whichthe fastening means are adjustable. With these and other objects in viewmy invention consists in the matters to be described hereinafter andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

For the purpose of explaining the invention two examples embodying thesame have been shown in the accompanying drawings in which the sameletters of reference have been used in all the views to indicatecorresponding parts. In said drawings,

Fig. 1, is a sectional elevation showing the closure, and

Fig. 2, is a sectional elevation showing a modification of the fasteningmeans.

In the example shown in Fig. 1 the bottle or jar 1 is adapted to beclosed by means of a lid 2 formed with upwardly and downwardly extendingtubular studs 3 and 4 and carrying a packing ring 5 of rubber or thelike. The upper tubular stud 4 is externally screwi threaded and it hasa clamping lever 6 formed with an internally screw-threaded hub 7screwing thereon. For fixing the said clamping lever in position a ring8 is mounted ina groove 9 of the bottle neck, and at one end the saidring is formed with an eye 10 engaged by an elongated ring- 11, the saidring being adapted to be placed on the rear end of' the lever 6 and intoa groove 12 thereof thus providing a hinge for the lever 6. On a secondeye 13 formed on the ring 8 a lever 14 is mounted which is formed withan eye 15 carrying an elongated clamping ring 16, the said clamping ringbeing adapted for engagement with the hook-shaped front end 17 of 'thelever 6.,r By placing the ring 16 on the hook-shaped end 17 andafterwards rocking the lever 14 downwardly the closure is clamped on thebottle or 1' ar, as is known in the art. For adapting the closure andthe clamping means thereof to jars or bottles of different form, or forcompensating differences in the thickness of the rubber ring 5 the lever6 canbe screwed upwardly and downwardly on the stud 4, so that a tightpacking is insured.

The tubular stud 4 is provided at its top end with a transverse wall 18,and into a transverse bore 19 thereof' a faucet 2O is screwed. The stud3 is provided with a downwardly extending nipple 21, and to the 'saidnipple the top end of a rubber tube or pipe 22 is fixed, and the lengthof the said pipe or tube is such that it extends to the bottom of thejar or bottle.

The tubular stud 4 is made integral with a tubular member 23, and to thetop of the'said tubular member the externally screw-threaded hub 24 of apiston 25 is screwed to the top face of which a packing ring 26 havingan upwardly` directed flange 27 is fixed by means of a disk 28 screwingon a nipple 29 of the piston. On the tubular member 23 a cylinder 30 ismovable` which encloses the piston 25 and the packing disk 26, 27thereof, and which is closed by a lid 31 screwing on thev top endthereof. Between the said lid and the top face of the disk 28 a coiledspring 32 is located, which tends to force the cylinder 30 upwardly. Thepiston 24 is provided with an axial bore 33, and it is made integralwith a downwardly extending nipple 34 provided with a check valve whichas shown is in the form of a rubber tube 35 formed with a tapering wall.

The studs 3 and 4 are formed with a longitudinal bore 36 adapted toconnect the tubular member 23 with the bottle carrying the closure, andthe said bore is adapted to be closed by means of a screw 37 carrying amilled head 38.

The closure is used as follows:

The closure is placed on the bottle or jar, and the lever 6 is screwedupwardly or downwardly into the proper position so that when hanging therings 11 and 16 on the same and rocking the lever 14 downwardly, it fitstightly on the bottle. N ow the screw 38 is closed, and the faucet 20 isconnected by a rubber vlo tube with the supply of the liquid. The faucetis opened, and the liquid flows into the jar 1. Thus the air within thejar 1 is compressed, and i'inally'the pressure of the said air is suchthat the liquid does not flow any more into the jar. Now the screw 38 isslightly screwed. backwardly so that the air within the jar slightlyescapes upwardly. Thus the iow of the liquid is continued, and when thejar is filled the screw 37 is again screwed inwardly thus closing thebore 36. Finally the faucet is closed and the rubber tube removed fromthe jar.-

It will be understood that in case of aerated liquids only a smallamount of the gas escapes from the liquid. i

For dispensing the liquid from the jar the faucet 20 is opened, the bore36 being still closed by the screw 37. The liquid is forced from the jar1 by the pressure of the gas conl lined therein, and when the saidpressure has of the fastener of the closure.

of the packing disk 26.

In Fig. 2 I have shown a modification As shown, the elongated ring 11 isconnected to an eye 40 of the lever 6.

I claim:

1. A closure for receptacles, comprising a disk, a member adjustable onsaid disk in axial direction and formed with two passages, clampingmeans adapted for engagement withsaid member and for clamping the diskto the receptacle, a tube member extending downwardly from one of saidpassages,l

a faucet connected with the passage communicating with said tube, atubular extension on said disk out of connection with said passagecommunicating with said tube and connected with the other passage, acylinder and piston mounted on said tubular extension, a check valveintermediate said cylinder and tubular extension, and means for closinthe passage communicating with said tubu ar extension.

2. A closure for receptacles, comprising a disk, a member adjustable on'said disk in axial direction and formed with two passages, clampingmeans adapted for engagement with` said member and for clamping the diskto the receptacle, a tube member extending downwardly from one of saidpassages, a faucet connected with the passage communicating with saidtube, a tubular exand connected with the other passage, a bore betweenthe other passage and the open air adapted to be closed ,by means of ascrew, a cylinder and piston mounted on said tubular extension, a checkvalve intermediate said cylinder and tubular extension, and means forclosing the passage communicating with saidf tubular extension.

3. A closure for receptacles, comprising av for closing the passagecommunicating with said tubular extension.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aliix my signature.

ERNST J OHANNSSEN.

tension on said disk out of connection with said passage communicatingwith said tube

